Three Choirs Festival Limited

Analysis

Three Choirs Festival Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00580176). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Three Choirs Festival Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £869k to £1.1m (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Three Choirs Festival Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Music Service (£1.1m), Cathedrals' Workshop Fellowship (£1.1m) and Guiting Manor Amenity Trust (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 48% and investments 3.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £203k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.